2002 Copa Libertadores

The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title.

2002 Copa Libertadores de América
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Tournament details
Dates5 February – 31 July
Teams32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Olimpia (3rd title)
Runners-up São Caetano
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored347 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rodrigo Mendes (10 goals)
Best player(s) Sergio Órteman[1]

First round

The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from the preliminary round. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two in each group advanced to the second round.

Real Potosí, Talleres, Tuluá, 12 de Octubre and Monarcas Morelia made their debuts in this tournament.

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SÃO COB CER ALI
São Caetano 6 4 0 2 14 4 +10 12 3–0 0–1 4–0
Cobreloa 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 2–1 3–0 5–0
Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–3 3–0 2–0
Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 1 16 −15 1 0–3 1–2 0–0
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GRE CIE OCT ORI
Grêmio 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 2–0 1–0 3–2
Cienciano 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 9 2–1 3–0 2–0
12 de Octubre 6 3 0 3 5 7 −2 9 1–0 1–0 3–2
Oriente Petrolero 6 2 0 4 10 13 −3 6 2–4 3–1 1–0
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PEÑ NAC SLA REA
Peñarol 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 3–0 1–0 4–0
El Nacional 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–0 3–0 2–0
San Lorenzo 6 2 0 4 6 8 −2 6 0–2 1–0 5–1
Real Potosí 6 2 0 4 10 16 −6 6 6–1 2–4 1–0
Source:

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AME OLM BOL PAR
América de Cali 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 1–0 2–0 5–0
Olmedo 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 1–0 4–1 2–1
Bolívar 6 2 2 2 11 13 −2 8 1–1 2–0 5–5
Atlético Paranaense 6 1 2 3 10 15 −5 5 1–1 2–0 1–2
Source:

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MOR NAC VEL SC
Morelia 6 4 2 0 15 7 +8 14 4–2 0–0 4–0
Nacional 6 3 2 1 13 12 +1 11 3–3 2–2 1–0
Vélez Sársfield 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 2–3 0–1 1–0
Sporting Cristal 6 0 0 6 5 14 −9 0 0–1 3–4 2–3
Source:

Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BOC MON SAN EME
Boca Juniors 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 2–0 0–0 1–0
Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 0–2 3–1 3–1
Santiago Wanderers 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9 1–0 1–1 2–1
Emelec 6 0 1 5 4 10 −6 1 1–2 0–1 1–1
Source:

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AME RIV TAL TUL
América 6 5 1 0 9 2 +7 16 0–0 2–0 3–2
River Plate 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9 0–1 0–0 2–0
Talleres 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–1 1–1 2–1
Tuluá 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3 0–2 2–5 4–2
Source:

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts OLI UCA ONC FLA
Olimpia 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 1–1 3–2 2–0
Universidad Católica 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 0–1 3–1 2–1
Once Caldas 6 3 0 3 10 11 −1 9 2–1 3–0 1–0
Flamengo 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 0–0 1–3 4–1
Source:

Second round

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
El Nacional 0 0 0  
Boca Juniors 0 2 2  
  Boca Juniors 1 0 1  
  Olimpia 1 1 2  
Cobreloa 0 1 1
Olimpia 2 2 4  
  Olimpia 3 0 3 (5)  
  Grêmio 2 1 3 (4)  
River Plate 1 0 1  
Grêmio 2 4 6  
  Grêmio 1 1 2
  Nacional 0 1 1  
Nacional 1 0 1
América 0 0 0  
  Olimpia 0 2 2 (4)
  São Caetano 1 1 2 (2)
M. Wanderers 2 2 4 (0)  
Peñarol 2 2 4 (3)  
  Peñarol 1 1 2 (1)
  São Caetano 0 2 2 (3)  
U. Católica 1 1 2 (2)
São Caetano 1 1 2 (4)  
  São Caetano 2 1 3
  América 0 1 1  
Olmedo 0 2 2  
Morelia 5 3 8  
  Morelia 1 1 2
  América 2 2 4  
Cienciano 0 1 1
América 1 4 5  

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia 4–1 Cobreloa 2–0 2–1
Universidad Católica 2–2 (2–4 p) São Caetano 1–1 1–1
River Plate 1–6 Grêmio 1–2 0–4
Montevideo Wanderers 4–4 (0–3 p) Peñarol 2–2 2–2
Nacional 1–0 América 1–0 0–0
Olmedo 2–8 Morelia 0–5 2–3
El Nacional 0–2 Boca Juniors 0–0 0–2
Cienciano 1–5 América 0–1 1–4
  • The first leg match between Olimpia and Cobreloa played in Calama was suspended at the end of the first half due to crowd interference; an object was thrown at the referee and sustained an injury. At half-time the result was 1–1, but CONMEBOL awarded Olimpia a 2–0 victory and closed Cobreloa's stadium for a period of time.

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Peñarol 2–2 (1–3 p) São Caetano 1–0 1–2
Grêmio 2–1 Nacional 1–0 1–1
Morelia 2–4 América 1–2 1–2
Olimpia 2–1 Boca Juniors 1–1 1–0

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Caetano 3–1 América 2–0 1–1
Olimpia 3–3 (5–4 p) Grêmio 3–2 0–1

Finals
Main article: 2002 Copa Libertadores Finals
Olimpia 0 – 1 São Caetano
(Report) Ailton  61'
São Caetano 1 – 2 Olimpia
Ailton  31' (Report) Córdoba  49'
Báez  59'
Penalties
Adãozinho
Marcos Senna
Marlon
Serginho 		2 – 4 Enciso
Órteman
López
Caballero
Attendance: 32,000
 Copa Libertadores de América
2002 Champion 

Olimpia
Third title

References
  1. "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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